Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-06
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enc Of the most remsEksbls processes
which the American people have been
called upen 10 witness in maEy years.
MsGlyun IL not very important in
dividaaI IA himself, bal the psouliaE
drama IL which be has been .
promiusnt actoF hes made him IN Oh
iset Of genera observation, and tie
charge vh Cd IL obviSusly taking place
Ia bis opinions and mods Of thought ID
sseordiDely watched With 30 sEnsEl de-
gree Of Interest.
In the abssRes Of any reason for BE-
lisvinR tbs contrary IL must Be supposed
that Dr.. MeGlynn vas honest IN lbs
opinions which be held year ago, and
thai be IL equally honest In the opinions
which be holds today. Yet the difsr-l
eacs between his opinions then and nov
could scarcely be greater, and the men
tai change which be has undergone
most b regarded a. something aImOsa
withozi precedent.
One year aeo DR.. McGlynn YES .
priest Of the Roman Catholic Church.
he was apparently . fall believer In the
dostrines Of that church, accepted the
werd Of bis sapeFioFs viIh due regard
and Differences, and vas IN fulIsympatky
with every moyemsns with which The
church YES identified. Today be Il no
lenesF q member Of that church. he
has openly asssiled those who ere In
authority over 70 with . viruIenee such
a. no Protestant writer has displayed
IN many years BE accuses it Of ten-
denotes dangerous 10 American institu-
tons. and displays In bis assault upon
u ell the unFeasOnipg zssl Of new
convert. Not only Ia this true, but he
sooFnfully repadiales many OF the doc
tEines which he must formerly have so
eeptsd implicitly. He has indeed fased
sq1arsly about, and today occupies q
position which 10 almost the exact Op-
posite Of that which be has heretofore
held.
Speedily a. this change Of opinion
vas made, II VS. not made at oaee, and
though Il 10 scarcely year since the
FRA appearance Of change Of views.
every step in the evolution Of Edward
: Meolyun e plainly apparent. His ae-
csptanos Of the land theories Of Henry
George may, perhaps. be regarded as
the arst step on The road Of which the
) end has not yet been reached. This
vas unimpOEtant In itself, but the de-
hance Of the authority Of Archbishop
CoFTigan which followed 90 Q direct
consequence vas far more decided
step. Then came The summons TO Rome.
Al FIRST Dr.. McGlynn vas inclined to
obey this. and even the date Of his de-
paEturs for Rome vas announced.
Then be postponed bis departure, al
though Il was evident that be stu re-
Rarded the summers With wholesome
respect, sinos he plead III health ss bis
excuse fOE not obeyinR II at once. The
change In his mind was gradually taking
place, however, and be coon determined
10 disregard the summons altogether.
or course. Il must have been about
this time that be concluded that bis en-
tire separation from the church vas in
evitabls. From passive disobedience
be soon advanced 10 open hostility and
puhliciy assAiled bis ecclesiastical su-
peFioEs from Archbishop ooFFigAn 10
the Pope. He bed evidently come 10
regard Recommendation as = matter Of
little consequence. and when il came be
seemed 10 view the event almost With
ont feeling. Then came his published
assaults On the church and bis open en-
pFessiOns Of doubt concerning doc
tEines which be had devoted the best
portion Of bis life 10 tsashing.
Il is evident that the process OF svo.
Luton is not complete. DR.. McGlynn
will not stop where he Is. where be
uill finally bring mp, no man can tell.
bus be viii certainly 20 fuFtass IN the
coaFss upon which be has started. his
furthes changes Of opinion viii Be
awaited With ne little earnestly.